Homemade Holidays: Snowy, Sparkly Pine Cone Ornaments.
Total Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Rating
4.15 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
20 servings
- 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 5 tablespoons meringue powder
- 1/2 cup water
- festive ribbon
- 15-20 pine cones
- glitter (I used red (green, silver and white)
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Preparation
Step 1
To make the frosting, combine sugar and meringue powder in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mixing on low-speed, add a scant 1/2 cup water. Mix until icing holds a ribbon-like trail on the surface of the mixture for 5 seconds when you raise the paddle. Add the frosting to a gallon size Ziploc bag (or a piping bag).
Step 2
Tie the ribbon around the top of the pine cone to create a loop.
Step 3
Snip about 1/8 an inch off one corner of the frosting bag. Place small amounts of frostings all round the pine cones scales. Then, holding the cone over a bowl, spoon fine glitter over the scales. Make sure to sprinkle the glitter over the frosting within a minute or two of frosting, or the frosting with begin to harden.
Step 4
Allow the cones to dry one to two hours before hanging on the tree or around the house.
Step 5
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